Patna, September 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Former Bihar Chief Minister and Union MSME Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has condemned remarks made by Rajan Singh, a member of the Bihar State Transgender Welfare Board, against Union Food Processing Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan and demanded action against him.
The controversy erupted after a video of Rajan Singh went viral on social media in which he made an unsubstantiated claim about Paswan’s gender identity and urged him to publicly acknowledge what Singh described as an association with the transgender community.
Singh also alleged that members of the transgender community lacked adequate political representation and claimed that some individuals concealed their identities. He further asserted, without providing evidence, that Paswan belonged to the community.
Singh went on to say that if Paswan publicly identified himself as transgender, members of the community would rally behind him and support his candidature for the post of Chief Minister.
Reacting to the remarks, Manjhi termed them baseless and inappropriate. He said making indecent remarks about a Union Minister and attempting to label him on the basis of an unsupported claim was unacceptable.
Manjhi demanded that the Samrat Choudhary government take action against the person responsible for the remarks concerning Chirag Paswan.
The controversy comes amid heightened political activity in Bihar, with leaders of different parties frequently making statements targeting one another ahead of key political developments in the state.
The video and the remarks attributed to Singh have generated discussion on social media, while the claim regarding Paswan’s gender identity remains unsubstantiated.
No official statement from Chirag Paswan’s party, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), has been issued so far.
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